Category: lockdown

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Catastrophic Failure of Lockdowns, the ‘Single Biggest Driver of Inequality’ in the Last Half Century

“They worked to create an illusion of consensus that didn’t exist … by working with the press and big tech to suppress the voices of scientists who disagreed with them.” In this episode, we sit down with Stanford University professor of medicine Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. He’s a physician, epidemiologist, public health policy expert, and one…


Leaked Recording of Shanghai CDC Expert Reveals Catastrophic Handling of Pandemic Response

While Shanghai continues its lockdown and massive PCR testing campaign as COVID-19 surges through the city, a CDC expert’s complaint about chaotic PCR test reports that has confused people was recently exposed online. Shanghai CDC issued a notice demanding staff answer public inquiries “in line with the policy.” There have been complaints about the conflicting…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Catastrophic Failure of Lockdowns, the ‘Single Biggest Driver of Inequality’ in the Last Half Century

“They worked to create an illusion of consensus that didn’t exist … by working with the press and big tech to suppress the voices of scientists who disagreed with them.” In this episode, we sit down with Stanford University professor of medicine Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. He’s a physician, epidemiologist, public health policy expert, and one…


New Omicron Subvariant Detected Near Shanghai

Thousands of Chinese military personnel are in Shanghai amid a rising virus surge. The global financial hub is now on the front lines of Beijing’s uncompromising battle to eradicate the virus. Chinese Communist Party authorities are taking 2-month-old babies away from their parents, and people are questioning the reason for it. A new subvariant of…


Babies Separated From Parents: Shanghai Lockdown; Breakdown China-Russia Economic Alliance

How strong are China and Russia’s economic ties? I have Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, to talk about it. We discuss the post-war economic alliance in Eurasia and what to make of China’s role in all this. Plus, as Shanghai’s COVID-19 surge continues, authorities are being exposed—with outrageous lockdown horror stories—like elderly deaths in…


UK Government’s Former Ethics Chief Fined for Attending Party During COVID-19 Lockdown

A former official who was responsible for “propriety and ethics” in the UK government has confirmed she has paid a fine for attending a party during the lockdown, in violation of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions. In a statement issued on Monday, Helen MacNamara, who served as director-general for propriety and ethics in the…


COVID-19 Curbs Hampered Young Children’s Social and Language Skills: UK Report

COVID-19 restrictions have delayed the development of young children’s social and language skills, leaving some babies struggling to understand basic facial expressions, a new UK report has warned. Amanda Spielman, chief inspector at Britain’s education watchdog Ofsted, said the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic lockdowns have created “some lingering challenges” to education. She said…


China’s First Quarter Economy: Less Confidence, Less Liquidity

News Analysis This year, Beijing set the lowest GDP growth target in decades at 5.5 percent. At the close of the first quarter, economic indicators suggest that China will not achieve even this modest growth due to the Russia-Ukraine war and extreme lockdowns of major commercial centers—such as Shanghai and Shenzhen—over a recent surge in…


Shanghai COVID-19 Curbs Prompt Half of US Firms in China to Cut Revenue Forecasts: Survey

SHANGHAI—More than half of U.S. multinational companies in China have reduced their annual revenue projections, mostly due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, according to a joint survey by the American Chambers of Commerce in Shanghai and Beijing published on Friday. Responses to the survey, conducted with 167 companies operating throughout China including 76…


China to Test 26 Million for COVID-19 in Shanghai; the Political Side of Lockdowns in China

Beijing has implemented hard lockdowns on Shanghai. Inside a city of 26 million is an internal fight between factions. Power politics among communist leaders are playing with the lives of those who live there, as virus cases surge in the financial hub of China. We discuss the political competition between Chinese leader Xi and his…